Napa Valley Register - Clinic Ole receives $175,000 grant
Staff Report
Community Health Clinic Ole has received a $175,000 grant through the Affordable Care Act, according to Rep. Mike Thompson's office.
The money will be used to upgrade the clinic's Calistoga facility, which provides nearly 600 medical and dental visits each month.
“Our staff there has been working with an antiquated phone system and hand-me-down computers and dental equipment and without a dedicated computer server since 1999,” said Tanir Ami, CEO of Clinic Ole.
Ami said updating the site will help improve the quality of care provided to patients.
To date, the health care law has supported the construction and renovation projects of 190 health centers as well as the creation of 67 new health center sites nationwide, according to Thompson's office. Over the next two years the law will support more than 485 new health center construction and renovation projects and the creation of 245 new health center sites for underserved populations.